Headlight mishap, help please

[patmahe]

Set about trying to change a headlight bulb in my S2 2003 MY the other day and was undoing the 3 nuts that hold the unit in place after having lubricated them first.

2 loosened without any problems but the third one made a cracking noise and now the nut and bolt rotate together meaning I cannot loosen the nut there is about 2-3mm of room to get in behind the nut.

Just wondering if anyone has done this themselves and if there is a particular tool which I could get/hire to cut away or crack the nut off so I can get the headlight unit out and see if I've damaged it.

Thanks

[tricky 100]

Small grinder with a cutting disc or Dremmel like tool .

[lincoln lad]

I'd second that and add some patience and a new set of knuckles !

[JTBUSH]

Is it the top one of the three. If so, I think it will be the plastic spacer piece which only seemed to me to be glued on to the back of the light. Mine broke off, but it was when the headlight was out fortunately!

[Grinnders]

FYI. There's some S2 headlights on ebay at the mo.. just in case things don't go according to plan